This short article about the “Academic Library” and its types functions and services. This article try to answer the following questions
1. What is an Academic Library?
2. What are the different types of academic libraries?
3. What are the core functions of an Academic Library?
4. What are the services of an Academic Library?
1. What is an Academic Library?
“An academic library is a library that is attached to a education institution i.e., school college or university and serves Three complementary purposes”
I. To support the curriculum, related collections and reading material.
II. To support the faculty and students in advance knowledge in respective subject.
III. To bring the latest research and development in respective filed and subject knowledge.
2. What are the different types of academic libraries?
There are three main types of academic libraries.
I. School Library
An academic library set up which is set in any school known as school library.
II. College Library
An academic library set up which is set in any college known as a college library.
III. University Library
An academic library set up which is operation under the university referred as university library.
In any other article discuss about the each library like school, college and university library.
3. What are the core functions of an Academic Library?
There are four main core functions of an Academic library.
I. Collections Development for library user as per their respective curriculum (Books, Journals, Magazine, Reference Books, Conference proceedings, and e-resources and databases.
II. Provide additional reading material to its faculty members and students besides their course and curriculum.
III. Electronic Resources and Web-based information sharing with library clients.
IV. Help out and support to students in their Assignments, Projects, presentation and other curriculum activities.
4. What are the services of an Academic Library?
There are six core services provided by the academic library either its school, college and university library.
Academic library provide following services to its users
I. Reading Hall where students can read library or course related material.
II. Reference services either its virtual, digital or face to face reference services.
III. Literature search services either online or within library collection.
IV. Electronic Resource development and provide access to the electronic resources and subscribe electronic resources for the library users.
V. Information literacy
And provide instructions about the library usage as well as orientation of the library resources.
VI. Research support services
VII. Many more and any other services which is required by the library client or library users.
How to Cite this Article
Ali, MY (21 July 2021). Academic Library: Types of academic libraries functions and services. https://profileusuf.wordpress.com/2021/07/21/academic-library-types-of-academic-libraries-functions-and-services-by-muhammad-yousuf-ali/